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jackboot

Flag: gbEnglishOxford New American Dictionary
jackboot /ˈjakˌbo͞ot, ˈdʒækˌbut /
▸ noun a large leather military boot reaching to the knee.
▪ [in singular] used as a symbol of cruel or authoritarian behavior or rule:
a country under the jackboot of colonialism.
– DERIVATIVES
jackbooted /ˈjakˌbo͞odəd, ˈdʒækˌbudəd / adjective